Tower 1203589 — Cut Bank, MT

At 17 m, structure 1203589 is about 27% of the 63 m average across the 12 structures registered in Glacier County. It is about 32% of the Montana average of 53 m across 1,459 registrations. Among the 75,198 registrations nationwide filed under the same structure-type code (TOWER), the average overall height is 76 m, so this one is about 22% of that figure.

The supporting structure itself measures 14 m; antennas and other appurtenances on top bring the overall height above ground to 17 m. The site's filed ground elevation is 1,196 m, which puts the top of the structure 1,213 m above mean sea level.

The registration places the structure near Cut Bank in Glacier County, Montana, at coordinates 48.62664, -112.31669, with the site address filed as "Tank Farm Hill". Glacier County has 12 FCC-registered antenna structures, the 43rd-largest count among the 56 Montana counties with registrations, and 6 of them are marked constructed. Montana as a whole has 1,459 registrations, the 39th-largest total among the 50 states and DC.

The tallest other registered structure within about 40 km is Cut Bank, MT · 1061361, a tower at 94 m (constructed).

Granted means the FCC has issued the registration, but the record does not yet carry the owner's notice that construction was completed. The FCC issued registration 1203589 on Sep 24, 1999. Nationally, 18,406 of the 197,833 registrations (9.3%) carry the granted (not yet constructed) status, including 111 in Montana.

The FCC record lists Mercury Exploration Co of Casper, WY as the registered owner, under FCC Registration Number 0001674381.

The registration cites FAA aeronautical study 96-ANM-1177-OE, the FAA review of the structure's effect on air navigation. Its marking and lighting code, 1, is listed on the FCC registration form as "None".